Page 6 - Electric Cars

EU electric and plug-in hybrid car sales jump to over 1 million in 2020

Sales of fully-electric vehicles more than doubled from last year

Tesla's redesigned Model S will automatically shift by 'guessing'

Electric car maker Tesla's redesigned Model S and Model X will have automatic shifting between the park, reverse, neutral and drive

Long road for Tesla in India with infrastructure, supply chain woes

The world's most valuable automobile manufacturer registered a local company in India earlier this month

How green are EVs? Long, winding road ahead for electric cars in India

The electric vehicle evolution in India's passenger vehicle market has remained frozen in time

Kia reviews electric car cooperation with multiple firms after Apple report

Kia's listed sister company Hyundai Motor Co said earlier this month it was in early talks with Apple, after local media reported the firms were discussing an electric car and battery-tie up

Powering mobility

Big push for charging infrastructure is a must for EV penetration

BMW aims to double electric vehicle sales in 2021, take fight to Tesla

BMW also said that including plug-in hybrids, it aims for a 50% increase in sales of electrified vehicles versus 2020

Sony reveals exciting details about Vision-S prototype sedan in new video

Sony has now revealed more details in a video where the Vision-S prototype can be seen driving on a private track and on public roads in Austria

China's Baidu to create an intelligent EV company with automaker Geely

China's search engine giant Baidu said it will set up a company to partner with car maker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group to make smart electric vehicles (EV)

Apple, Hyundai set to sign deal on electric car by March, says report

Hyundai Motor and Apple Inc plan to sign a partnership deal on autonomous electric cars by March and start production around 2024 in the United States, local newspaper Korea IT News reported

Tesla China rival Nio ups competition with new electric Sedan at $69,000

The all-electric sedan ET7, launched by Nio founder and CEO William Li at a company event in Chengdu on Saturday evening, will start at 448,000 yuan ($69,193) before government subsidies

Sudden accelerations in Tesla cars were user error: US government

A review of Tesla cars in the US has concluded that there is not enough evidence to open a full investigation into claims that some Tesla vehicles were accelerating without warning the users

Explained: How Apple can tackle the $230 billion luxury car market

The iPhone maker has reignited efforts to build its own vehicle, Reuters reported last month, though it's at least five years away from production

Volkswagen's Audi to phase out combustion engines in 10-15 years: Report

Volkswagen's premium carmaker Audi aims to phase out combustion engines and offer only electric cars in 10 to 15 years, at the latest, German weekly WirtschaftsWoche reported

Hyundai Motor says it is in early talks with Apple, shares surge 24%

Hyundai Motor said it in was in early discussions with Apple after Korea it was reported that the two were in talks to cooperate on electric cars and batteries, sending Hyundai's shares surging 24%

A good climate year

From record low tariff for solar power in India to Joe Biden making climate change his core agenda, 2021 will mark events that will prove to be a good year for the climate

Tesla's India entry to make e-cars aspirational, but only for a few

Prices likely to start at Rs 55-60 lakh; Tesla to import the vehicles initially, attracting high duties and falling outside FAME scheme

Apple car not coming before 2025-2027 at earliest, says analyst

Reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has claimed that the launch of Apple Car is unlikely to happen until 2025-2027

Apple targets car production by 2024, eyes 'next level' battery technology

Apple is moving forward with self-driving car technology and is targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle that could include its own breakthrough battery technology, sources said

Tata Nexon EV, launched 10 months ago, crosses 2,000 sales milestone

The electric car was launched in January 2020.